Barenaked Ladies - The Flag
Intro
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Verse
dm G
The phone rings, it's early, it's seven o'clock,
F C
He says, "Sorry I woke you, but I just had to talk.
dm G
You know last night, remember, when I tried to choke you?
F C
I didn't mean it, I was drunk, it was only a joke."
Prechorus:
dm Dm/C G
You should know that by now,
F C dm
When the chequered flag comes down,
Bb A
No one, no one, no one has won the race.
Intro
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Verse:
dm G
The next night he's over and over and under
F C
And after he's finished she lies there and wonders
dm G
Just why does she need him, and why does she stay here,
F C
And then in the darkness, she'll quietly say, "Dear,
Prechorus:
dm Dm/C G
You've never really known.
F C dm
That when the white flag is flown,
Bb A dm
No one, no one, no one has won the war."
Verse:
dm G
They're complicated people leading complicated lives,
F C
And he complicates their problems by telling complicated lies.
dm G
He tells her he's sorry. She tells him, "It's over."
F C
He tells her he's sorry. She says, over and over,
Prechorus:
dm Dm/C G
"You've never really known,
F C dm
That when the white flag is flown,
Bb A dm
No one, no one, no one has won the war."
Outro:
Emaj7 Aadd9
There goes a forest and there goes a bluebird
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There goes a partridge and there goes a Go Train
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There goes an angel and there goes a steeple
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There goes a cop car and there goes an eagle
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There goes a raven and there go the ribbons
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There goes a raven and there go the ribbons
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There goes a raven and there go
Amaj7/C#
The ribbons, the ribbons, the ribbons, the ribbons
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of the flag.
